The second set of women saints in this unit had even more incredible stories than the first set, it seemed. My favorite from this unit would have to be Saint Martha. Her story involves a dragon, which automatically makes it really intense. It states that she directly interacted with Jesus, which I think makes her the only woman saint to do so in this unit. This, in turn, adds a slightly different air to her tale. I've never seen Da Vinci Code, but want to after reading this story in order to see how her legend was used.
Another legend that I particularly enjoyed was the one of Saint Barbara. Her story is similar to one in the first half of the unit, but this story involves her helping in the building of her tower, which I thought was interesting. She seemed to lead a very busy life with how much she was doing for the people, namely purifying water to cleanse the masses. One detail I really liked was when she explained the purpose for having three windows instead of two. That small detail changed the course of her life, and I thought it was intriguing that something so insignificant could lead to so many life-altering changes in her life. The ending of this story was also neat, with her father being burned to ash by a flame sent down from Heaven and all. Overall, this story could rival modern action movies with how much took place in one little legend.
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